The rise in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra continued unabated on Wednesday with the state reporting 8,807 new infections, taking its total count to 21,21,119, the health department said. With 80 new f...

Jharkhand on Tuesday administered the first dose of Covishield vaccine to 4387 beneficiaries, while the second dose was administered to 1081 people, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NH...

It is impossible for doctors to remember the details of all the patients they see during a day. Yet, some patients stand out. In my case, it was a young woman with schizophrenia, a severe mental illne...

As many as 5561 beneficiaries were administered the first dose of Covishield vaccine in Jharkhand on Monday, while the second dose was administered to 1892 people, figures compiled by the National Hea...

The health budget of 2021 is extremely important given the backdrop of pandemic-induced disruptions in the social and economic lives of the people. This year’s Economic Survey emphasiz...

Jharkhand achieved only 14 per cent of its vaccination target on Sunday – the lowest in a day since the beginning of the immunization programme. As per figures shared by the National Health Miss...

The Calcutta Municipal Corporation has decided to open five more Covid-19 vaccination sites on Monday to try and speed up inoculation of frontline and health-care workers, officials said on Sunday. T...

The state government has set a target of administering anti-filarial drugs to more than 71 lakh people free of cost across four districts in Jharkhand during a five-day mass drug administration (MDA) ...

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Ranchi, the  Jharkhand district with the highest number of Covid-19 cases,  is also one of the poorest performers in terms of vaccination turnout, reveals data compi...